Author: Staff Writer
There is little doubt that the rapidly evolving point-of-sale (PoS) landscape and the growing number of digital applications and mobile payment methods is exciting for many retailers. However, it is also challenging, as the PoS environment must be made more agile and flexible. This is due to the sheer pace of change in the digital era, which means that only those businesses capable of rapid evolution will ultimately succeed. According to Norman Frankel, MD for Europe and UK at fintech solutions company Stanchion, constant innovation has become a challenge to solve, especially in an environment where security, regulation and compliance…
Vodacom today announced the first winner of the Vodacom ShakeOff 2020 competition launched last month. The country’s leading network has introduced new interactive gamification and rewards campaign called Summer #ShakeOff 2020. Vodacom is giving away three Mini Coopers, R4.5 million in cash prizes and more. Today, Vodacom’s Chief Officer of the Consumer Business Jorge Mendes handed over a Mini Copper to Samantha Cross. By simply shaking their devices, customers can receive rewards to supplement their spending this summer, with discounted offers, cash prizes, cash vouchers and awesome vouchers through Vodacom’s extensive reward partner network consisting of leading retailers and food…
Vodacom Business Africa has partnered with Crayon Africa – a global Software Asset Management (SAM, Cloud and Volume licensing and associated consulting services – to deliver seamless and improved cloud solutions to businesses in Africa. According to a study from Vodafone Business, ‘future ready’ businesses (FRBs) can be identified by six unifying characteristics, including adaptability, an openness to technology, and clear transformation goals. It is no surprise that businesses around the globe have been migrating their operations online as digital transformation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) change the business landscape. The traditional notion of the sub-scale private cloud within…
An innovative partnership between the South African Public Colleges Organisation (SAPCO), the Department of Higher Education and Huawei has led to the opening of 33 ICT academies at TVET colleges across South Africa, in an initiative that will boost inclusive digital skills transfer for SA’s young people. The opening of the academies was announced today at the SAPCO national general council event in Ekurhuleni. The initiative sees 33 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges enrolled in the Huawei ICT Academy programme across all nine provinces, with more than 300 students and lecturers having already participated in Huawei ICT…
South African FinTech group Capital Appreciation Limited (Capprec) has been approved for a secondary listing on A2X Markets. Its shares will be available for trade on A2X from 18 December 2020. The company said in a statement that it will retain its primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Capprec is a financial technology company with proprietary and licensed platforms, solutions, products and applications targeted at the B2B market. CAPPREC’s client base includes all major banking institutions in South Africa, as well as many niche banks, large financial services institutions and other financial services companies. In recent times, the…
MTN today launches MTN Combo Bundles – all-new, all-in-one, convenient bundle solutions comprising voice and data bundles that offer prepaid customers convenience, savings and more value for money when compared to buying open market bundles. MTN Combo Offers are available in monthly, weekly and daily offers. Monthly bundles range from 500MB + 30min for R49 (comprising 200MB Anytime, 200MB Night, 100MB Video and 30 all-Net minutes) to 90GB + 800min for only R999 (comprising 30GB Anytime, 30GB Night, 30GB Video and 800 all-Net minutes). Weekly bundles range from 450MB + 30min for R25 (including 150MB Anytime, 150MB Night, 150MB Video…
Following on from its first successful hackathon, Empire Partner Foundation’s (EPF) Tech Hub will close out the year with a digital hackathon focused primarily on solving complex challenges that municipalities face today. This Digital Gauteng City Region (GCR) hackathon will take place over the 12th and 13th December 2020 in Illovo, Johannesburg. Municipalities today face a plethora of challenges in being able to effectively provide services to their residents while also increasing their own level of efficiencies. This hackathon will throw open to developers a number of problem statements allowing participants a free reign to innovatively solve these challenges in…
Truecaller today released findings from its Truecaller Insights report, a look into the top 20 countries affected by spam calls in 2020. With the pandemic breaking out earlier this year and countries going into various lockdowns there has been a significant change in communication behaviour and patterns of spam around the world. The fourth edition of the report reveals the significant shift in which countries are now receiving the most spam calls. A closer look at spam calls in South Africa Last year, South Africa ranked in as the sixth-highest spammed country in the world and this year is…
HP today announced the appointment of Bradley Pulford as VP & Managing Director for HP Africa, effective December 1, 2020. His responsibilities include supporting customers and partners across the region, country leadership and the profitable growth of HP’s Printing, Personal Systems and Services businesses. Pulford will also lead several ongoing strategic initiatives for HP in Africa. Among these are advancing the company’s diversity and inclusion vision across the continent, supporting education projects that remove barriers to doing business for young entrepreneurs, and broadly deploying future technologies and innovations, including VR and 3D solutions. Joining from Dell Technologies where he held…
Having run a successful classroom and teacher based High School for a number of years, whilst achieving 100% matric pass rate and culminating in an award for “top school in the district” Ivy Academy has now gone fully digital! “Our extensive experience, gained over many years, together with lessons learned, positions us uniquely in introducing a leading state of the art high school in the cloud that actually solves the various challenges associated with digital learning,” says Chief Executive Eli Katz. “This is achieved by providing the technology, teachers and proactive support to ensure student success. A key differentiator is…